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1983 Australian Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1983 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSweden Mats Wilander
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw96
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1983 Australian Open.[1] It was his first Australian Open title and second major singles title overall.

Johan Kriek was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Wilander.[1]

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Mats Wilander is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (final)
  2. United States John McEnroe (semifinals)
  3. Sweden Mats Wilander (champion)
  4. United States Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Johan Kriek (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (second round)
  7. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
  8. Sweden Anders Järryd (fourth round)
  9. Sweden Henrik Sundström (second round)
  10. United States Scott Davis (withdrew)
  11. United States Brian Teacher (third round)
  12. United States Hank Pfister (second round)
  13. New Zealand Chris Lewis (third round)
  14. United States Steve Denton (third round)
  15. United States Tim Mayotte (semifinals)
  16. Australia Paul McNamee (fourth round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 2 6 6
7 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 1 2
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 7 6
15 United States Tim Mayotte 1 6 3
4 United States Eliot Teltscher 4 2 6 6
15 United States Tim Mayotte 6 6 3 7
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1 4 4
3 Sweden Mats Wilander 6 6 6
5 United States Johan Kriek 3 4 6
3 Sweden Mats Wilander 6 6 7
3 Sweden Mats Wilander 4 6 6 6
2 United States John McEnroe 6 3 4 3
Australia Wally Masur 2 1 2
2 United States John McEnroe 6 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom J Smith 2 2 4
1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 7 6 6
Australia CA Miller 6 6 6 4 United States P Fleming 7 6 3 4
United States P Fleming 7 7 4 6 United States P Fleming 6 6 6
Australia D Macpherson 6 1 7 1 10 United States F Buehning 1 2 3
United States F Buehning 3 6 6 6 12 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 7 6 6
India V Amritraj 5 2 4 Australia P Cash 6 3 3
Australia M Kratzmann 7 6 6 Australia M Kratzmann 2 2 7 4
Q Australia W Hampson 5 3 3 Australia P Cash 6 6 6 6
Australia P Cash 7 6 6 Australia P Cash 6 7 6 2 7
11 United States B Teacher 4 6 7 6 5
LL New Zealand B Derlin 1 6 4 3
11 United States B Teacher 6 3 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 New Zealand C Lewis 6 7 6 6 6
United States C Hooper 6 6 6 United States C Hooper 7 5 7 3 4
Sweden H Simonsson 3 2 3 13 New Zealand C Lewis 3 6 1
Q Australia G Whitecross 2 4 3 Australia J Fitzgerald 6 7 6
Australia J Fitzgerald 6 6 6 Australia J Fitzgerald 6 6 6
Australia P Dent 3 3 3
Australia J Fitzgerald 5 6 4 2
United States J Borowiak 6 3 6 7 7 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 7 3 6 6
Austria P Feigl 3 6 3 5 United States J Borowiak 6 2 7 6
Sweden S Edberg 3 6 5 4
United States J Borowiak 4 6 1 4
United States J Gurfein 7 7 2 4 6 7 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 3 6 6
LL Netherlands H van Boeckel 6 6 6 6 3 United States J Gurfein 4 6 7 1
7 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 7 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States E Teltscher 6 7 6 6
Australia B Dyke 4 6 7 1
4 United States E Teltscher 6 6 3 6 6
United States G Holmes 7 4 6 2 2 United States T Gullikson 7 4 6 4 3
United States T Gullikson 6 6 4 6 6 United States T Gullikson 6 6 7
United States L Bourne 7 3 6 1 4 Australia J Alexander 1 3 6
Australia J Alexander 5 6 3 6 6 4 United States E Teltscher 6 7 6
United States R Meyer 4 6 4
United States M Davis 3 6 6 4 3
France L Courteau 3 0 2 United States R Meyer 6 4 0 6 6
United States R Meyer 6 6 6 United States R Meyer 6 7 6
United States M Leach 6 7 6 6 6 United States M Leach 4 6 4
United States L Stefanki 4 6 7 7 3 United States M Leach 6 3 7 4 10
9 Sweden H Sundstrom 2 6 5 6 8

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 United States T Mayotte 7 6 6
United States S Giammalva, Jr. 6 7 2 6 United States S Giammalva, Jr. 5 3 4
New Zealand D Mustard 2 6 6 3 15 United States T Mayotte 6 3 6 6
Q United States CB Strode 3 5 6 5 Australia M Edmondson 4 6 3 2
Australia M Edmondson 6 7 4 7 Australia M Edmondson 6 6 7
Q United States D Pate 1 4 5
15 United States T Mayotte 6 6 6
West Germany R Gehring 3 2 4 Sweden J Nyström 4 4 4
Sweden J Nyström 6 6 6 Sweden J Nyström 3 6 7 6
Australia R Frawley 7 7 6 Australia R Frawley 6 2 5 3
Q Australia P Doohan 6 5 3 Sweden J Nyström 6 6 6
Hungary Z Kuharszky 4 4 2
Hungary Z Kuharszky 6 6 6
6 United States V Gerulaitis 1 3 3

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States J Kriek 6 7 6
United States MS Strode 2 5 2
5 United States J Kriek 6 6 6
Australia J Frawley 4 7 6 4 4 United States A Andrews 0 4 2
Australia J McCurdy 6 6 2 6 6 Australia J McCurdy 4 7 5 6
United States A Andrews 6 6 7 United States A Andrews 6 6 7 7
United States M Mitchell 4 4 6 5 United States J Kriek 6 6 7
LL Brazil E Oncins 0 3 3 United Kingdom J Lloyd 3 3 6
United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6 6 United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 4 5 7 6
Q United States R Seguso 3 6 7 6 4
United Kingdom J Lloyd 7 6 6
United States P Du Pré 3 7 2 6 9 14 United States S Denton 6 2 3
United States B Gilbert 6 5 6 3 7 United States P Du Pré 6 2 3 4
14 United States S Denton 4 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Australia P McNamee 4 7 3 6 6
Australia C Johnstone 4 6 6 7 13 Australia C Johnstone 6 6 6 3 2
United States M De Palmer 6 7 0 6 11 16 Australia P McNamee 4 7 7 4 6
Brazil M Hocevar 6 6 6 6 3
Nigeria N Odizor 6 2 2 6 4
Brazil M Hocevar 6 3 6 7 6 Brazil M Hocevar 3 6 6 2 6
New Zealand R Simpson 1 6 7 5 1 16 Australia P McNamee 4 2 6
United States R Tanner 7 6 3 6 3 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 7
Australia K Warwick 6 2 6 3 United States R Tanner 7 3 4 6 14
United States M Bauer 7 6 6 6 United States M Bauer 6 6 6 3 12
Australia C Fancutt 6 4 7 1 United States R Tanner 4 7 3 1
3 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6 6
United States B Testerman 4 6 7 3 2
3 Sweden M Wilander 6 4 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Sweden A Järryd 6 7 6
Q United States J Austin 6 1 4 Australia B Drewett 4 6 2
Australia B Drewett 7 6 6 8 Sweden A Järryd 6 2 6 6
Q United States M Anger 3 6 2 1
United States M Dickson 4 4 6 4
Q United States M Anger 7 6 6 Q United States M Anger 6 6 3 6
Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 5 3 1 8 Sweden A Järryd 3 3 6 1
Australia S Youl 6 4 6 6 Australia W Masur 6 6 4 6
United States J Lapidus 2 6 4 3 Australia S Youl 4 6 6
Australia W Masur 6 6 6 Australia W Masur 6 7 7
Q United States E Sherbeck 2 4 2 Australia W Masur 6 7 7
LL United States K Flach 1 6 6
United States J Sadri 3 5 4
LL United States K Flach 6 7 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 United States H Pfister 1 7 6 1
United States M Freeman 6 6 7 6
United States M Freeman 7 2 4 6
United States E Korita 4 3 4 United States T Gullikson 6 6 6 7
United States T Gullikson 6 6 6 United States T Gullikson 6 7 7
United States D Dowlen 4 4 6 6 3 Q Australia W Maher 4 6 6
Q Australia W Maher 6 6 3 1 6 United States T Gullikson 3 2 2
United States D Gitlin 4 6 7 6 2 United States J McEnroe 6 6 6
LL France T Benhabiles 6 0 6 2 United States D Gitlin 2 7 4 6 1
India R Krishnan 6 6 6 3 6
India R Krishnan 4 5 1
United States T Giammalva 3 6 6 6 2 United States J McEnroe 6 7 6
United States L Shiras 6 3 2 4 United States T Giammalva 3 6 3 3
2 United States J McEnroe 6 1 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mats Wilander". Australian Open. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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